I've been driving my 6MT for 14 months now and the bolt-ons I have are netting me around 310whp, untuned. Recently, I got a chance to drive around in a
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04-26-2012, 04:20 AM | #1 (permalink) |
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My 6MT vs Auto driving impression. Opinions please
I've been driving my 6MT for 14 months now and the bolt-ons I have are netting me around 310whp, untuned. Recently, I got a chance to drive around in a new bone stock '12 Auto for a day and I found it unusually torque-y driving around local. It felt like it had a bigger low-end punch than my car. I don't get it. My only guess is the mods I have pushed the power more up top.
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Both of you are right. Gearing and mods redistributed how you feel initial torque. I like the way my AT feels in manual mode better than the manual Z though. As far as torque. Rough shifting in 2nd and 3rd gives the illusion of a torquier car. Some complain who want their Z to feel like a Honda Civic. I'm NOT one of them. I like the torquey jerkey feeling in 2nd and 3rd when decelerating or accelerating. The manual shifts a little smoother in those gears losing some of that throw you back torquey feel
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The ECU needs training with the auto. It needs time to understand your inputs. Once you hit 5k miles, the ecu knows your inputs. You are talking from test drives and very little experience on new autos. The Z auto works more like DCT than a traditional auto once broken in. But anyway... to each his own. |
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Try this. Drive aggressive for about a week and notice you will begin to feel improvements in throttle response of your car. But then drive like a granny for a couple weeks. After a couple of weeks go back to driving aggressive. The response time is slow. When I say learn. I don't mean learning. Its just the ecu on these cars seem to need coaching into faster responses. |
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I believe the AT has slightly more torque versus the manual right?
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Wow this thread has been civil all in all, and informative.
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